Brooklyn Cop‚ by Norman MacCaig is a poem about an American policeman and the daily dangers he faces. The cop appears to be a savage yet we are later made aware of his underlying vulnerability. New York’s reputation of violence and crime leads to our awareness of the cop’s fear of not returning home to his wife. ... We are first made aware of the cop’s intimidating appearance in the first line‚ of the first stanza when MacCaig uses the simile "built like gorilla." This gives us a very negative and
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In this poem‚ the writer is making a bold and clear statement to the reader. The main element portrayed throughout the poem is repetition‚ which is used as a way to convey a message to the reader and make a statement as to why the speaker is painting their nails red. However‚ under the surface to why the reader is painting her nails red‚ lies a significant message to the reader that can be reinforced by the use of repetition. Using the word “Because” as the first word of every line‚ puts an
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dehydration‚ infection‚ etc… Being that most women of that time spent most of their adult lives pregnant and having multiple births‚ this increased the likelihood of their demise. Bradstreet’s poem was soft and personal. It would seem that she was contemplating the likelihood of her dying while giving birth. The poem was addressed to her husband‚ which makes since as if she were to die‚ she would want him to know her final words and not to mention he would be raising the child alone. Being that Bradstreet
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This harsh shift from a preconceived impression to a reality at which Gay forces the reader to look is found in some of Gay’s other poems as well‚ such as “The Heaven‚” where the narrator describes Heaven as not shaping up to be everything one may expect. Specific to this poem‚ however‚ is the fear of the narrator: an African-American man who is taunted by the prospect of violence. While any driver stopped by a police officer would feel a normal amount
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like least. But I do have some prefer poems‚ based on the plot of the poem. Jimmy Santiago Baca Green Chile that I prefer more‚ at the page 818 of The Norton Introduction to literature.‚ and the poem that I prefer least is Philip Larkin This be the Verse at the page 817 of The Norton Introduction to literature. First of all‚ the speaker of Green Chile‚ express his relationship with his grandmother by describing his feeling of green Chile. The theme of this poem is the love to Chile and the love to
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use different techniques and writing stiles to convey the message. The Song uses a first person narrative stile to convey the traumatic experiences of the soldiers‚ the poem‚ however‚ does not refer to experiences‚ instead it uses strong‚ passionate words that directly refer to the effect of trauma. The beginning sentence of the poem clearly shows the authors stile of writing‚ bringing the audience straight to the point. “War drags men to the very edge‚” . The Song expresses the same message several
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2006. It is encircled by a forest that content over 300 species of unique flora and fauna. The cheesy yet cute thing about this park is the collection of giant stone carving as prehistoric animals that were indigenous to this area and scatted all around the park. The 92.5 hectares Melaka Botanical Garden features attraction such as the forestry‚ museum‚ dinosaur park and canopy walk. Lush and tranquil it provide and idea setting for recreation activity ranging for jungle trekking‚ hiking‚ jogging
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renowned Tulsa native Rock and Roll Hall of Fame superstar Leon Russell‚ for his music achievements as a master songwriter‚ performer‚ and session player‚ who appeared in Tulsa recently to promote his eccentric‚ neo-Gospel hippie-country documentary‚ “A Poem is a Naked Person” mostly shot at his Grand Lake recording studio. The doc screened at a local vintage theater‚ the Circle Cinema‚ and Leon held court performing at a subsequent sold-out gig at the Hard Rock casino at “The Joint” amphitheater in the
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Ma. Angela A. Catapang J10 2011-62151 CA / BS FT Jurassic Park Jurassic Park‚ was a terrific movie being the world’s highest-grossing film at the time of its release. It was filled with sci-fi adventures which tickled our imagination and opened our minds into bold possibilities that were to start with “what if’s”. The said movie was made not only to entertain and to fascinate the viewers but also to educate everyone about the extent of the powers and wonders of science. The main
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case. Many people’s kindness makes them a great leader. For instance Rosa Parks showed bravery and courage when she refused to leave her seat even though she knew she would be arrested and kicked off the bus. This shows that she was a great leader because she did what she thought was right. So many people believed the same as Rosa Parks‚ and this small act led to something greater called the bus boycott. Rosa Parks wasn’t the only exceptional leader of the civil rights act. We have all learned
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